Primary area of research and teaching: Training evidence-based practice; treatment of addictions; individual, couples, family and community practice.

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1 RICHARD D. AGER Phone: (W) (H) Primary area of research and teaching: Training evidence-based practice; treatment of addictions; individual, couples, family and community practice. Formal Education: Ph. D., Social Work & Psychology, University of Michigan, May, M.S.W., Clinical Practice, University of Michigan, May, B.A., Psychology, University of Michigan, May, Work Experience: Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Social Work, July, 1993 to present (classes in practice, human behavior theory, organization theory, community organizing, addictions) Post-doctorate fellowship, University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, (led study examining the behaviors and interactions of alcohol-abusing couples). Teaching Fellow, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Research Assistant, University of Michigan Marital Treatment Project, (Research practitioner, involved in all aspects of research). Psychotherapist, Catholic Social Services, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Psychotherapist, Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, Michigan, Psychotherapist, Toledo Community Mental Health Clinic-East Side, Probation Officer, Oakland County Probation Department, Pontiac, Michigan, Children's Counselor, Washtenaw County Juvenile Home, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Youth Counselor, Oakland County Children's Home, Pontiac, Michigan, Adolescent Counselor, Boniface Group Homes, Detroit, Michigan, Alcohol Education Instructor, Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan,

2 Drug Abuse and Crisis Counselor, Drug Help Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, Accepted Grants/Fellowships: Title: A Questionnaire for Evidence-Based Practice with Violent Couples. Funding Agencies: Tulane University (Research Enhancement Fund). Position: PI. Period Covered: 11/1/06 12/31/08. Amount: $22,500. Title: Substance Abuse Services Alliance Practice-Research Collaborative Phase II Implementation Grant. Funding Agencies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/ Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Position: PI. Period Covered: 10/01-9/04. Amount: $849,271. Title: Porter-Cason research fellowship. Infusion of Community Practice Content Into Our Curriculum. Funding Agency: Porter-Cason Institute (Tulane University School of Social Work). Position: Fellowship recipient. Period covered: 9/00-8/01. Amount: $4,500. Title: CAP Positive Talk Pregnancy Prevention and Life Skills Program. Funding Agency: Federal Department of Health and Human Services. Position: Co-PI. Period covered: 8/98-7/02. Amount: $394,735. Title: Bridge House Treatment Center Program Evaluation. Funding Agency: Baptist Community Ministries. Position: Co-PI (first year) and Program evaluation consultant (second year). Period covered: 1/98-12/99. Amount: $192,895. Title: CAP Alcohol and Other Drug Program; Funding Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development. Position: Project Director. Period covered: 6/96-5/01. Amount: $115,500. Title: Continuing Education Certificate Program and Colloquia in Addictions; Funding Agency: Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund. Position: PI. Period covered: 6/94-5/96. Amount: $78,000. Title: The Role of the Nonalcoholic Partner in the Alcohol Abusing Relationship; Funding Agency: Tulane University Committee on Research. Position: Fellowship recipient. Period covered: 5/94-8/94. Amount: $4,000 Written Works: Refereed Publications Ager, R. D. (2012). The Learning Activities Questionnaire: A Tool to Enhance Teaching. Journal of Social Work Education, 48(1),

3 Wood, A. R., Ager, R. D., & Wood, R. J. (2011). Motivational Interviewing: A qualitative examination of factors impacting adoption and implementation in a community-wide setting. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. Manuscript accepted for publication. Ager, R. D., Roahen-Harrison, S., Toriello, P. J. Kissinger, P. Morse, P. Morse, E. V., Carney L. Rice, J., & (2011). Predictors of Adopting Motivational Enhancement Therapy. Research on Social Work Practice, 21 (1), Ager, R. D. (2008). Denial of hurricane risks: Reflections of an addictions researcher. Traumatology, 14 (4), Ager, R. D., Parquet, R., & Kreutziger, S. (2008). The Youth Video Project: An innovative program for substance abuse prevention. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 8 (3), Ager, R. D., & Parquet, R. (2008). Public housing residents making their courtyard safe from drugs. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 8 (1), Ager, R. D. (2006). Critical variables for infusing community content into a clinical program: An empirical study. Journal of Community Practice, 13 (3), Ager, R. D., Roahen-Harrison, S. Toriello, P. J. Morse, P. Morse, E. V., Carney L. Rice, J., & Kissinger, P. (2005). A study on the effectiveness of a brief Motivational Enhancement Therapy training. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 24 (Suppl. 1), Toriello, P. J., Roahen-Harrison, S., Rice, J., Ager, R., Morse, E. V., Morse, P., Carney, L., & Kissinger, P. J. (2005). The relationship between substance abuse counselors' clinical orientations and their readiness to change counseling techniques. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 24 (Suppl. 1), Kreutziger, S. S., Ager, R. D., Lewis, J. S., & England, S. (2001). Settlements revisited: The new neighborhood ideal. Journal of Community Practice, 9,(2), Kreutziger, S. S., Ager, R. D., Harrell, E., & Wright, J. (1999). The Campus Affiliates Program: A case study in response to "The university's responsibilities in troubled times". American Behavior Scientist, 42, Thomas, E. J., Yoshioka, M. R., & Ager, R. D. (1996). Spouse enabling of alcohol abuse: Conception, assessment and modification. Journal of Substance Abuse. 8, Yoshioka, M. R., Thomas, E. J. & Ager, R. D. (1992). Nagging and other drinking control efforts of spouses of uncooperative alcohol abusers: Assessment and modification. Journal of Substance Abuse, 4,

4 Thomas, E. J., & Ager, R. D. (1991). Treatment mediation and the spouse as treatment mediator. American Journal of Family Therapy, 19(4), Thomas, E. J., Adams, K. B., Yoshioka, M. R., & Ager, R. D. (1990). Unilateral relationship enhancement in the treatment of spouses of uncooperative alcohol abusers. American Journal of Family Therapy, 18(4), Invited article Thomas, E. J., Ager, R. D., & Yoshioka, M. R. (November, 1996). Measuring Spouse Sobriety Influence. Issues of Substance, 1, 6-7. Published Chapters Ager, R. D., & Thomas, E. J. (2001). The Spouse Treatment Mediation Inventory(STMI). In J. Touliatos, B. F. Perlmutter, & G. W. Holden (Eds.), Handbook of family measurement techniques. Volumes 2 & 3 (2nd Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Thomas, E. J., Yoshioka, M. R., & Ager, R. D. (2001). The Spouse Enabling Inventory(SEI). In J. Touliatos, B. F. Perlmutter, & G. W. Holden (Eds.), Handbook of family measurement techniques. Volumes 2 & 3 (2nd Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Yoshioka, M. R., Thomas, E. J., & Ager, R. D. (2001). The Spouse Sobriety Influence Inventory(SSII). In J. Touliatos, B. F. Perlmutter, & G. W. Holden (Eds.), Handbook of family measurement techniques. Volumes 2 & 3 (2nd Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Ager, R. D., & Thomas, E. J. (1994). The Spouse Treatment Mediation Inventory(STMI). In J. Fischer & K. Corcoran (Eds.), Measures for clinical practice. (2nd Ed.). New York: The Free Press. Thomas, E. J., Ager, R. D., & Yoshioka, M. R. (1994). The Life Distress Inventory(LDI). In J. Fischer & K. Corcoran (Eds.), Measures for clinical practice. (2nd Ed.). New York: The Free Press. Thomas, E. J., Yoshioka, M. R., & Ager, R. D. (1994). The Spouse Sobriety Influence Inventory (SSII). In J. Fischer & K. Corcoran (Eds.), Measures for clinical practice. (2nd Ed.). New York: The Free Press. Thomas, E. J., Yoshioka, M. R., & Ager, R. D. (1994). The Spouse Enabling Inventory(SEI). In J. Fischer & K. Corcoran (Eds.), Measures for clinical practice. (2 nd Ed.). New York: The Free Press. Thomas, E. J., & Ager, R. D. (1993). Unilateral family therapy with spouses of uncooperative alcohol abusers. In T. J. O'Farrell(Ed.), Treating alcohol problems: Marital and family

5 interventions. New York: Guilford Press. Published Abstracts Thomas, E. J., & Ager, R. D. (1993). Characteristics of unmotivated alcohol abusers and their spouses [Abstract]. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 17, 493. Thomas, E. J., Yoshioka, M. R., Ager, R. D., & Adams, K. B. (1990). Reaching the uncooperative alcohol abuser through a cooperative spouse. [Abstract]. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 14, 237. Refereed Conference presentations Ager, R. D., & Parquet, R. A. (February-March, 2005). The infusion of community content into a clinical program. Paper presented at the 51 st Annual Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, New York, NY. Toriello, P. J., Roahen-Harrison, S., Rice, J., Ager, R., Morse, E. V., Morse, P., Carney, L., Kissinger, P. J. (November, 2003). Relationship of substance abuse professionals clinical orientation to their readiness to change counseling interventions. Paper presented at the 131 st Annual Meeting for the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA. Parquet, R. A., Ager, R. D. & Kreutziger, S. S. (October, 2002). Focus groups and community produced videos as a means to engage resident change. Paper presented at the 24 th Annual International Symposium on Social Work with Groups, New York, NY. Ager, R. D., Parquet, R. A., & Kreutziger, S. S. (February-March, 2002). The use of community-produced videotapes to tap resident wisdom and involvement. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, Memphis, TN. Young, M., Ager, R. D., Herbert, S. McLean, C. Moely, B., & Craighead, M. (February-March, 2002). A pregnancy prevention study evaluating skills training, mentoring, and cultural enrichment. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, Memphis, TN. Gordon-Garofalo, V., Ager, R. D., Harrell, E., & Cournoyer, B. R. (February, 2002). Struggling with curriculum evaluation? Use your objectives! Paper presented at the Tennessee Conference 2002, University of Tennessee College of Social Work, Knoxville, Tennessee. Kreutziger, S. S., Ager, R. D., Lewis, J. S., & England, S. (March, 2001). A critical look at a contemporary welfare-to-work program in the light of the historic Settlement Ideal.

6 Paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas. Ager, R. D., Parquet, R. A., & Nimmigadda, J. (March, 2000). Community empowerment through training resident substance abuse counselors. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, New York, NY. Nimmigadda, J., Ager, R. D., & Kreutziger, S. S. (March, 2000). On being a bare-foot academic: In search of subjugated knowledge. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, New York, NY. Parquet, R. A., Ager, R. D., & Kreutziger, S. S. (March, 2000). The Youth Video Project: A vehicle for drug prevention and community action. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, New York, NY. Ager, R. D., & Nimmigadda, J. (March, 1999). Course readings as an integral focus for course evaluation. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, San Francisco. Kreutziger, S. S., Ager, R. D., & Harrell, E. (March, 1999). The Campus Affiliates Program: Case study of a university response to troubled times. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, San Francisco. Ager, R. D., & Thomas, E. J. (January, 1998). Spouse treatment mediation: Measurement and selected correlates. Paper presented at the Eighth International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors, Sante Fe, New Mexico. Ager, R. D. (March, 1997). Community engagement in a New Orleans housing project. Paper presented at the Southwestern Social Science Association: Looking Backwards; the Social Sciences View of the Twentieth Century, New Orleans, LA. Thomas, E. J., Ager, R. D., & Yoshioka, M. R. (February, 1996). Assessing spouse attempts to influence the drinking of an alcohol abusing partner. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, Washington D. C.. Ager, R. D., & Zakour, M. J. (March, 1995). Network exchange and the coordination of disaster relief services. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, San Diego. Ager, R. D., & Thomas, E. J. (1988, November). Treatment mediation in unilateral family therapy: Concept and measurement. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference Program of the National Council on Family Relations, Philadelphia. Thomas, E. J., Yoshioka, M. R., Ager, R. D., & Cunningham, J. (1988, November). Spouse enabling of alcohol abuse: Concept, measurement, and theoretical implications. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference Program of the National Council on Family

7 Relations, Philadelphia. Ager, R. D., & Thomas, E. J. (1988, October). The spouse as mediator of change for the problem drinker: Concept and measurement. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Conference on Family Therapy, New Orleans. Thomas, E. J., Yoshioka, M. R., Ager, R. D. & Cunningham, J. (1988, October). The spouse as treatment mediator in unilateral family therapy for alcohol abuse. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Conference of the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy, New Orleans. Yoshioka, M. R., Thomas, E. J. & Ager, R. D. (1988, October). The spouse's old sobriety influence system: Concept, measurement and applications. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Conference of the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy, New Orleans.